Matthew 12:36

King James Version 1611 (Original)

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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  • Eccl 12:14 : 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
  • Jude 1:14-15 : 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
  • Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
  • Rom 2:16 : 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

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  • 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

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    31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

    32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

    33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

    34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

    35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

  • 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

  • Luke 6:45-46
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    45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

    46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

  • 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

    3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

  • 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

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    18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

    19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

  • 12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

  • 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

  • 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

  • 48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

  • 37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

  • 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

  • 10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

  • 11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

  • 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

  • 14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

  • 19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

  • 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

  • 4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

  • 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

  • 21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

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    21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

    22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

  • 5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

  • 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

  • Matt 7:1-2
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    1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

    2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

  • 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

  • 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

  • 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

  • 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

  • 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

  • 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

  • Matt 7:19-20
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    19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

    20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

  • 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

  • 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

  • 2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

  • 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

  • 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.